BIFX 545 Leadership Skills and Project Management in Life Sciences
Prerequisites: BIFX 501 or 502. Lab fee. Within the context of Bioinformatics – a cross-disciplinary field that uses computers, statistics, and mathematics to store, model and analyze biological data - the goal of the course is to enable translational, interdisciplinary scientists to understand the importance of leadership to the field and the team. Candidates will explore their own leadership style, consider leadership qualities necessary for a successful team, understand the interactions within a complex matrix environment in a Life Science organization and apply leadership and management skills to bioinformatics projects.
Offered
Spring Semester